Lila Sciences
Co-Op, Characterization Electrodeposited Material
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
Alewife, Cambridge, MA - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Characterize electrodeposited metal films and develop repeatable measurement protocols, data-quality criteria, and analysis methods for a high-throughput materials science laboratory.
What you'll do
- Develop sample-preparation and measurement protocols; prepare SEM and EBSD samples.
- Run four-point probe, laser confocal, and hardness measurements; analyze XRD and EBSD data.
- Validate repeatability, analyze and visualize results, and document methods and failure modes.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience operating materials characterization instruments in a lab.
- Hands-on experience with hardness testing and metallographic or SEM sample preparation.
- Experience analyzing XRD data.
Nice to have
- Python for data analysis and visualization; EBSD data-analysis experience (e.g., MTEX, OIM, AZtec Crystal).
- Hands-on SEM and/or FIB experience; direct experience with four-point probe, optical profilometry, or laser confocal systems; familiarity with electrodeposited metals or electrochemical materials processing; method-development or automated/high-throughput lab experience.
Tools
four-point probe, laser confocal metrology, XRD, EBSD, SEM, FIB, Python, MTEX
AI focus
The role is part of an Autonomous Science Platform and supports scaling characterization measurements for automated, high-throughput experimentation; it does not specify direct AI development work.
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